nao robot!

[takeru]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2laujomh0JY&feature=related

 

[The Boston Dangler]

nao is about US$12,000 and another $7000 for the laser range-finder head. proprietary, but very nice. a comparable bot is DARwinOP (open platform).

 

[Baked]

I had no idea that robot was so fucking expensive. But the way it can do so many different styles of dance, matching up to the music is just awesome.

 

[LordMorpheus]

I had no idea that robot was so fucking expensive. But the way it can do so many different styles of dance, matching up to the music is just awesome.

The primary market is research labs at universities, not hobbiests. Robots are expensive. I don't even want to know what a PR-2 costs, and people (robotics labs, anyway) are lining up to get them.

 

[Markbnj]

The primary market is research labs at universities, not hobbiests. Robots are expensive. I don't even want to know what a PR-2 costs, and people (robotics labs, anyway) are lining up to get them.

That PR-2 looks awesome. Dual 8-core Xeons w/24 GB of RAM each. Pretty impressive tool set as well. Also noticed that the Nao is running Willow Garage's ROS operating system.